Yi qie, Yī qiè, Yì qiě: 8 definitions
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一切 [yi qie]—sarva. All, the whole; 普 [pu], 遍 [bian], 具 [ju].
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一切 [yi qie]—Yīqiè — [Term] A name for things that encompass everything (該羅事物 [gai luo shi wu]).
Xuanying's Pronunciation and Meaning (玄應音義 [xuan ying yin yi]) says: "The Shuowen Jiezi (說文 [shuo wen]) says: 'Yīqiè means pǔ (普 [pu], universal). Pǔ means to be fully encompassing (徧具 [bian ju]), therefore the character qiè should follow the radical 'ten' (十 [shi]). The Shuowen states that 'ten' refers to the completeness of numbers; using 'seven' (七 [qi]) is a common, non-standard form."
The Records of the Grand Historian (史記 [shi ji]) says: "Your servant has observed over a hundred mansions of the feudal lords and kings; all belonged to Emperor Gaozu's (高祖 [gao zu]) meritorious officials, all at once." The Suoyin (索隱 [suo yin]) commentary on the same text says: "This yīqiè is like yīlì (一例 [yi li], uniformly) or tóngshí (同時 [tong shi], at the same time), not like other instances of yīqiè which are interpreted as quánshí (權時 [quan shi], temporarily)."
The Jewel Cave of the Śrīmālādevī Sūtra (勝鬘經寶窟 [sheng man jing bao ku]) (middle and end section) says: "Yīqiè is merely a name for encompassing everything."
Fayuan Zhulin (法苑珠林 [fa yuan zhu lin]) Volume 28 says: "The character yī (一 [yi]) is taken to mean pǔjí (普及 [pu ji], pervasive), and the character qiè (切 [qie]) is taken to mean jìnjì (盡際 [jin ji], reaching the utmost)."
Huìyuǎn's Commentary on the Sūtra of Immeasurable Life (無量壽經慧遠疏 [wu liang shou jing hui yuan shu]) (first part) says: "Mentioning one refers to the rest, therefore it is called yīqiè."
The Mahāprajñāpāramitā Upadeśa (智度論 [zhi du lun]) Volume 30 says: "Yīqiè has two types: one is míngzì yīqiè (名字 [ming zi], nominal everything), and one is shí yīqiè (實 [shi], real everything)."
一切—【術語】該羅事物之稱。玄應音義曰：「說文云：一切，普也。普即徧具之義，故切宜從十。說文，十謂數之具，從七者俗也。」史記曰：「臣觀諸候王邸第百餘，皆高祖一切功臣。」同索隱曰：「此一切，猶一例，同時也，非如他一切，訓權時也。」勝鬘經寶窟中末曰：「一切止是該羅之名。」法苑珠林二十八曰：「一以普及為言，切以盡際為語。」無量壽經慧遠疏上曰：「舉一名餘，故云一切。」智度論三十曰：「一切有二：一、名字一切，一、實一切。」
[shù yǔ] gāi luó shì wù zhī chēng. xuán yīng yīn yì yuē: “shuō wén yún: yī qiè, pǔ yě. pǔ jí biàn jù zhī yì, gù qiè yí cóng shí. shuō wén, shí wèi shù zhī jù, cóng qī zhě sú yě.” shǐ jì yuē: “chén guān zhū hòu wáng dǐ dì bǎi yú, jiē gāo zǔ yī qiè gōng chén.” tóng suǒ yǐn yuē: “cǐ yī qiè, yóu yī lì, tóng shí yě, fēi rú tā yī qiè, xùn quán shí yě.” shèng mán jīng bǎo kū zhōng mò yuē: “yī qiè zhǐ shì gāi luó zhī míng.” fǎ yuàn zhū lín èr shí bā yuē: “yī yǐ pǔ jí wèi yán, qiè yǐ jǐn jì wèi yǔ.” wú liàng shòu jīng huì yuǎn shū shàng yuē: “jǔ yī míng yú, gù yún yī qiè.” zhì dù lùn sān shí yuē: “yī qiè yǒu èr: yī,, míng zì yī qiè, yī,, shí yī qiè.”
[shu yu] gai luo shi wu zhi cheng. xuan ying yin yi yue: "shuo wen yun: yi qie, pu ye. pu ji bian ju zhi yi, gu qie yi cong shi. shuo wen, shi wei shu zhi ju, cong qi zhe su ye." shi ji yue: "chen guan zhu hou wang di di bai yu, jie gao zu yi qie gong chen." tong suo yin yue: "ci yi qie, you yi li, tong shi ye, fei ru ta yi qie, xun quan shi ye." sheng man jing bao ku zhong mo yue: "yi qie zhi shi gai luo zhi ming." fa yuan zhu lin er shi ba yue: "yi yi pu ji wei yan, qie yi jin ji wei yu." wu liang shou jing hui yuan shu shang yue: "ju yi ming yu, gu yun yi qie." zhi du lun san shi yue: "yi qie you er: yi,, ming zi yi qie, yi,, shi yi qie."
1) 一切 ts = yī qiè p refers to [pronoun] “all, everything”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao] , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan; Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism).
2) 一切 ts = yī qiè p refers to [pronoun] “all; sarva”; Domain: Buddhism 佛教 [fu jiao]; Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: sarva (BCSD '一切 [yi qie]', p. 2; Dhammajoti 2013, p. 39; MW 'sarva'; SH '一切 [yi qie]', p. 2)..
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抑且 [yì qiě] [yi qie]—
Moreover; Furthermore.
From "Slapping the Table in Amazement, First Collection" (初刻拍案驚奇 [chu ke pai an jing qi]), Volume 6: "If you die, your family and outsiders will ask the reason. If it is said, you will die with an ugly reputation that is unavoidable, and moreover my future will be ruined."
From "The Scholars" (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi]), Chapter 51: "Besides (況且 [kuang qie]), General Miao (苗總兵 [miao zong bing]) has already died in prison, and moreover the notice from ten thousand miles recommending a secretary (中書 [zhong shu]) has arrived at the academy, so this matter is not important."
抑且：況且、而且。《初刻拍案驚奇》卷六：「你死了，你娘家與外人都要問緣故，若說了出來，你落得死了醜名難免，抑且我前程罷了。」《儒林外史》第五一回：「況且苗總兵已死於獄中，抑且萬里保舉中書的知照已到院，此事也不關緊要。」
yì qiě: kuàng qiě,, ér qiě. < chū kè pāi àn jīng qí> juǎn liù: “nǐ sǐ le, nǐ niáng jiā yǔ wài rén dōu yào wèn yuán gù, ruò shuō le chū lái, nǐ luò dé sǐ le chǒu míng nán miǎn, yì qiě wǒ qián chéng bà le.” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì wǔ yī huí: “kuàng qiě miáo zǒng bīng yǐ sǐ yú yù zhōng, yì qiě wàn lǐ bǎo jǔ zhōng shū de zhī zhào yǐ dào yuàn, cǐ shì yě bù guān jǐn yào.”
yi qie: kuang qie,, er qie. < chu ke pai an jing qi> juan liu: "ni si le, ni niang jia yu wai ren dou yao wen yuan gu, ruo shuo le chu lai, ni luo de si le chou ming nan mian, yi qie wo qian cheng ba le." < ru lin wai shi> di wu yi hui: "kuang qie miao zong bing yi si yu yu zhong, yi qie wan li bao ju zhong shu de zhi zhao yi dao yuan, ci shi ye bu guan jin yao."
一切 [yī qiè] refers to: “all”.
一切 is further associated with the following language/terms:
[Related Chinese terms] 一切悉; 一切所有; 一切皆; 僉; 僉共; 僉皆; 全; 咸共; 咸悉; 庶; 悉; 悉各; 悉皆; 普皆; 渾; 皆倶; 皆共; 皆悉; 皆普; 盡悉; 等共; 諸所有; 都; 都皆; 都盧; 一切法; 諸法; 一切有情; 一切有情之類; 一切衆生; 世間有情; 有情; 衆生; 諸有情; 諸群生; 諸衆生; 所有; 猶如.
[Sanskrit] samastāt; sarva-dharma; sarva-loka-stha; sarva-sattva; yatkiṃcit; yānitāni; yāttaka; yāttika.
[Vietnamese] nhất thiết.
[Korean] 일체 / ilche.
[Japanese] イッサイ / issai.
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Partial matches: Qie, Yi, Ge, Xie, Ti.
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